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A traitor in the Order

I have this memory that it says somewhere that during the First War they suspected a traitor in the Order and it was one of the Marauders and that's why Remus wasn't chosen as Secret Keeper (?). I have a couple of questions on this:

A) Did I completely imagine this or is it real?
B) If real, did it necessarily have to be one of the Marauders, or just someone in the Order?

Mainly my question is if it would be plausible for the Marauders to trust Remus still if, say, the Longbottoms and Dumbledore got killed and they decided to find a new place to hide.

Would be helpful if, in your answer, you provided quotes. I love quotes. I just can't seem to find them. >.<

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Originally Posted by PoA p. 252

"But then ..." Lupin muttered, staring at Black so intently it seemed he was trying to read his mind, "...why hasn't he shown himself before now? Unless-" Lupin's eyes suddenly widened, as though he was seeing something beyond Black, something none of the rest could see, "- unless he was the one...unless you switched...without telling me"

Originally Posted by PoA p. 271 - Sirius

But you, Peter- I"ll never understand why I didn't see you as the spy from the start.

B) If real, did it necessarily have to be one of the Marauders, or just someone in the Order?
It had to be someone close to the Potter's - that's what McG said in POA. Thing is, if you're going AU and killing Nev, then Snape wouldn't have warned Dumbledore that the Potters were the target, and Peter might not have been a spy. It was his closeness to the Marauders that Voldy was interested in.

Originally Posted by POA The Marauder's Map

'He was sure someone close to the Potters had been keeping You-Know-Who informed of their movements,' said Professor McGonagall darkly. 'Indeed he suspected that someone on our side had turned traitor and was passing a lot of information to You-Know-Who.'

Mainly my question is if it would be plausible for the Marauders to trust Remus still if, say, the Longbottoms and Dumbledore got killed and they decided to find a new place to hide.

If they haven't narrowed the spy down to someone close to the Marauders, then Remus could well be above suspicion.